Distraint:
The right that a landlord has to seize the property of a tenant on the premises being rented and sell that property for payment of rent arrears.
Distraint - The right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant which is in the premises being rented, as collateral against a tenant that has not paid the rent or has otherwise defaulted on the lease, ...
Both distress and distraint are rarely used in modern times, especially in residential tenancy situations, have been displaced by statutes which provide less harsh remedies for the non-payment of rent prompting Lord Denning to reflect, in Abingdon, ...
The bailiff of a sheriff is an under-officer employed by a sheriff within a county for the purpose of executing writs, processes, distraints and arrests.
Distraint: Seizure of personal property to compel a person to fulfil a legal obligation.
 See also: Property, Law, Possession, Public, Process
  
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